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“So he blew the money before you needed it, is what you’re saying?” quipped anchor Lawrence O’Donnell.

“Yes, he gave to very worthy causes,” Colbert Busch said.

Colbert Busch is running for Congress in South Carolina. She is the favorite to win the March 19 Democratic primary and will likely face former GOP Gov. Mark Sanford, who is eying a political comeback after fallout from an extramarital affair.

During the last presidential election cycle, her brother Stephen Colbert — host of Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report” — raised nearly $800,000 for his Americans for a Better Tomorrow Tomorrow super PAC to jokingly explore the influence of money in politics. He announced last December that he donated the money to charities, including Habitat for Humanity and Superstorm Sandy relief efforts.

Just as she did in an interview with POLITICO published earlier this week, Colbert Busch did not criticize Sanford during her interview with O’Donnell, instead saying she was focused on winning the primary.

While Colber Busch won’t receive funds from her brother’s super PAC — she is scheduled to be fundraising with him in the coming days in South Carolina and New York.